Chapter 5 My Sister, Never Wronged

On the single sofa on one side of the living room, Luca Jennings sat motionless, water stains spreading from the teacup on the table in front of him.

After a long while, he slightly turned his gaze towards Lucas Jennings and spoke in a level tone, but asked, "Scarlett is my daughter, my daughter. Is she not worthy of being your sister?"

The previously brash youth clearly became timid at this moment.

"Uncle, I, I didn't mean that..."

Next to him, Donovan Jennings watched with a smiling gaze as his father subdued the youngster with a look, then turned his head decisively towards Azura Loomis,

"Azura, do you feel wronged living in the Jennings Family?"

Being named directly, Azura's face turned pale at once, hurriedly denying, "No, Brother Donovan, you misunderstand me."

"Since you are not, then don't mention those misunderstandings anymore." Donovan Jennings still wore a smile, his voice warm yet pleasant, but carried an authoritative pressure that made one not dare act rashly.

Azura opened her mouth, hesitated a moment, then lowered her head and dared not speak any further, biting her lip secretly in the moment she bowed her head.

Odessa, standing by, timely spoke to smooth things over, "It's my fault, it's just a room, it shouldn't have caused this."

"It was indeed a bit inappropriate of Second Aunt to arrange it that way." As the eldest grandson of the Jennings Family, Donovan Jennings, even when addressing his elders, never minced his words. "Isolde is my sister, the young lady of the Jennings Family, living in a room converted from someone else's unused nursery would be laughable if word got out."

Saying this, he suddenly wrapped an arm around Scarlett Garrison's shoulders, in a protective manner, "My sister's return home is not to endure this kind of mistreatment."

With that statement, intentional or otherwise, the face of Azura nearby turned red with embarrassment.

She had just implied that she felt wronged to everyone present, and there Donovan Jennings immediately countered by saying that having Scarlett stay in her used room was the real mistreatment.

Wasn't this a slap to her face?

Meanwhile, Scarlett Garrison stiffened noticeably at being suddenly embraced.

It wasn't clear whether it was due to Donovan's action or his words.

In terms of feeling wronged, she really couldn't say much.

Compared to what she suffered at the Garrison Family, those words were nothing.

But this was the first time someone cared whether she felt wronged.

A warmth touched her heart, feeling for the first time what it meant to have a family.

Odessa's face showed obvious embarrassment, but inwardly she cursed Donovan for still not giving her any respect, her gaze shifted subconsciously to Luca Jennings and the elder Mr. Jennings, seeing neither of them speaking, she could only suppress her frustration and forced herself to maintain her composure,

"Donovan is right; it was an oversight on the part of the Second Aunt. I'll have someone rearrange it."

Donovan immediately smiled and nodded at her, "Then, please handle it soon, Second Aunt."

After saying this, he turned to everyone, "I'll take Scarlett for a stroll in the garden."

With that, without caring about others' reactions in the room, he led Scarlett away towards the garden.

After the two left, the atmosphere in the living room visibly sank, Odessa felt extremely aggrieved and opened her mouth to further explain when, at that moment, the butler came in and said to the elder Mr. Jennings,

"Master, the gatekeeper called to say a Mrs. Garrison has come for a visit."

Garrison, everyone instinctively thought of Scarlett.

They thought, wasn't this person just picked up from the Garrison Family? Why are they eagerly following along now?

"Is she coming for Scarlett? Seems like she can't part with the child," laughed the third aunt of the Jennings Family, also trying to lighten the mood.

She had noticed earlier that when Scarlett entered, she did not bring any luggage.

Although not sure why, the people from the Garrison Family must have specially come to bring her luggage.

After all, knowing that Scarlett is the daughter of the Jennings Family, the Garrison Family wouldn't be foolish enough to not even bring her luggage.

But the butler seemed to hesitate, then said, "That Mrs. Garrison said she came to visit the Third Lady."

The smile on the lips of Jennings' third wife froze, puzzled and bewildered, "Me? Why would Mrs. Garrison come looking for me instead of her own child?"

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On the other side.

The garden at the Jennings' was in a typical European style, the villa's side antique fence covered with rose blossoms, well-maintained greens sprawling under the blazing summer sun, appearing all the more brilliant.

Following behind Donovan, Scarlett listened as he casually introduced some trivia about the garden, her thoughts quietly drifting back to how Donovan had defended her in the living room.

It was a strange, subtle feeling.

After a long while, she couldn't help but quietly say, "Thank you."

Donovan stopped in his tracks, looked at her, then suddenly smiled and ruffled her hair, "You don't need to thank your brother."

Scarlett just looked at him, her hair tousled by his touch, exuding an unwittingly goofy charm that deepened the amusement in Donovan's eyes.

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Scarlett continued forward, walking about ten or so steps, when suddenly, her gaze fell on an older woman wiping down tables and chairs in the garden pavilion.

The woman, around her fifties, appeared unremarkable, but from Scarlett's point of view, she could easily see the traces of dark, malevolent energy twined around the woman—distinctive of those tainted by evil deeds.

Scarlett usually disliked meddling in others' affairs, as actively involving herself could invite karma.

But if she ignored this person, the negative energy on the woman might affect the others in the house.

She approached.

The older woman wore a cloth over her hand, her motions mechanical as she wiped, her expression blankly vacant, her eyes intermittently darting in another direction, until Scarlett arrived in front of her, then she snapped back to reality and hurriedly greeted her,

"Mi-, Miss."

"Do you recognize me?" Scarlett was slightly surprised; she had been in this house for little over half an hour and not all of Jennings' staff could recognize her yet.

"The butler had pictures of you shown to every house staff in advance, to avoid any accidents," the older woman explained with a pleasing smile.

Scarlett had not expected such arrangements from the Jennings Family, silently meticulous, fitting the style of a prestigious family.

"Is there anything you need, Miss?" Seeing that she didn't speak, the older woman asked again.

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